Spring-tensioned closure for receptacles.



L. D. WHITAKER.

SPRING TENSIONED CLOSURE FOR RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEG-15,1915.

1 ,252,?'@. Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

LLOYD D. WHITAKER, 0F FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA.

SIEBING-TENSIONED' CLOSURE FOR BECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

Application filed December 15, 1915. Serial No. 66,989.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLOYD D. WHITAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Farmville, in the county of Prince Edward, State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Spring-Tensioned Closure for Receptacles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of receptacles and the like, and more especially to an improved simple, and eflicient spring tensioned closure for the spout of a can preferably used for tooth powders and the like, or other receptacles.

Another object of the invention is to construct the lever of the closure of a single piece of spring wire, so constructed, that one end of the spring wire forms a spring arm for the lever, and to one end of which lever the closure for the spout of the can is connected.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitate alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a view in perspective showing the improved closure and lever as applied to a can, showing a lever constructed of a single piece of wire material.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view through the upper part of the can, showing the one piece wire lever and closure applied.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the one piece wire lever.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates a can or receptacle, or a container for tooth powder and the like, and the top portion of this can or container is provided with a spout 2. A lever is pivoted to the top of the container or can as shown at 4. This lever is constructed from a single length of wire, bent to form the annular portion 5, which carries a flanged closure (3,

which fits over the spout 2, to close the same. On the interior of this closure a suitable packing 7 of cork or any other suitable material is arranged, designed to engage the upper edge of the spout, to insure a tight joint and exclude the air. The opposite sides 8 and 9 of the arm having the annular portion diverge, and then extend downwardly, owing to the bends as shown at 10. The downwardly extending part of the side 9 is bent to form a loop arm 11, and one side of this loop arm 11 is bent at 12 to form a transverse portion 13 extending from side 9 to the side 8. Extending from the transverse portion 13 substantially alined with the side 8, is one side 14: of the loop arm 15 of said lever. The other side 16 of the loop arm is formed into an eye about the side 9, and where the transverse portion 13 merges into the pivoted arm of the lever. The side 8 of the arm carrying the closure merges into a downwardly extending arm 17, which terminates into an eye 19 consisting of one or more coils 20, and which eye 19 is pivoted to the top of the container or can axially alined with the pivot of the other arm. Beyond the eye 19 the wire from which the lever is formed terminates into a spring arm 21 engaging the top of the can or container, and acting to hold the lever in such wise as to hold a closure in contact with the upper edge of the spout.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

A closure for containers, comprising a lever constructed from a single length of wire, pivot arms for said lever constructed from said wire, one arm comprising a loop, the other arm having a spring coil, means arranged axially for pivotally mounting said coil and the looped end of the loop arm on the container, said coil having a spring arm to engage the container for tensioning the lever, said arms extending upwardly and terminating in right angle extending portions converging toward each other and terminating in a loop provided with a closure for the container. one of the sides of the looped arm merging into a bend at its top and extended transversely of the lever connecting said converging right angle extending portions and merging into a looped handle for the lever, one side of the looped handle terminating in an eye connecting the bend of the looped arm and one of the converging portions.

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